Baptism of Christ, ca. 1480–1490, Made in Nuremberg, Germany, German, Limewood with paint and gilding, Overall: 48 x 40 x 3 in. (121.9 x 101.6 x 7.6 cm), Sculpture-Wood, Workshop of Veit Stoss (German, Hob am Neckar ca. 1445–1533 Nuremberg), Saint John the Baptist baptizes Christ in the presence of an angel. The shallow relief was once part of an interior wing to a lost altarpiece. The composition follows a popular engraving by Martin Schongauer of about 1480
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Baptism, Christ, ca, 1480–1490, Nuremberg, Germany, German, Limewood, paint, gilding, Overall, 48 x 40 3, 121.9 101.6 7.6 cm, Sculpture-Wood, Workshop of Veit Stoss, Hob am Neckar ca., 1445–1533, Saint John, Baptist baptizes, presence, angel, shallow relief, part, interior wing, lost altarpiece, composition follows, popular engraving, Martin Schongauer, 1480
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